Show Section Tuesday March 5 2002 The Pag el Jerald Journal Local cooks duke it out with their best hot dish recipes mn- By Cindy YUrth features edttor r-- hen we asked for casseroles in this year's Herald Journal anting contest we expected a huge response Aftcr sll with die number of church suppers wed-" dings and funerals around here wefigtired evetyone meal they always would have a favorite one-dibrought to a pothick We were kurprised wheat only 12 entries showed iq in the mailbox — a sharpcontrast from the SO Jell--0 entries of last year’s contest and the over 200 chocolate chip cookie recipes wp received me your before VK Si West Point) ?rj ' from the Stove Top stuff- fft jne 6 tablespoons butter or mar-j- e Pour butter over 1 Ml cup dry stuff- - sh VJ c - : : : chocolate chip cookie — heck it’s hardto make a bad one It takei a rod cook to make a tasty casserole It has to be savory yet not too spicyfor children and older folks not mushy and have what contest judge Rct Ruth Eller called “durability” —the ability to sit out for an hour at thp family reunion while the kids play volleyball and still taste good hikewann-4rForour judges for the contest we recruited three ministers figuring occasions (“Yes they would have attended a lot of casserole-intensiI’ve eaten a tot Of cksseroles” confirmed Paul Rileya counselor in the Cache LDS Stake) ThC judges ate th&way through the ll entries (one entrant having pulled out at the la$t minute when she couldn’t make die judging time) and proclaimed Shiuee Sorensen’s Gourmet Broccoli the winner Originality Was abig factor inthejudging— “I’ve seen some version of all of these before” lamented Eller- v fSorensdn’s entry scored big points with filler and die other judges for meal if it doesn’t havevegetables" being green "! me it’s not a one-diEller remarked JMost of these (entries) could have benefited firm slayer ' : of green beans or something" Tne layer of toasted almonds atop die broccoli casserole made it prettier than mod arid die judges scored it mghfor appearance as well Second place was another green dish Sharon Grapo’s Spinach Souffl6: : m23 CTip heated water teT'8t£3ngj ioicJycred’ :'saWe j r -- !' Y press down lightly wid abrioads if desired Bake in a 400Ldegree h2tetoutes 'v'i -- mhdInd jLiug PcwEalfiikte Wi tin greased casserole Pour soya broccoli lbp With stuff- - - - ' ve : fit i : ff MMOTVf I I ' r ' t ' $t tSrn fi i - At Woiuc ‘J ' snach :v and teL Iydd sourCrtoup ncol Add satt fftZiyjfrd&fr&L Place -- andper' vrwjuteiliiich -1 SI - j Vv - '::y HCcrhihgwara'squiapb r fs I j it i' ' sh W Ubgan “It’sa nice cfutage from all the chicken and white iauce” she confided istening to add ibut those are good too of comse:"jrw i Hey mustbeJbecause'third place was'sn ingenious (and amazingly V easy) Stuffing Chicken Bake byCarrie Johnson of Providence barely edg- - 'j ingout Kimberijr Jolley ’sbuttay Chicken Breast Casserole with the ‘V ' Vv' V yummy Rite cracker topping W v'' SaraueOfwbo grew up in Smithfield but now lives iri West Point may have had in unfair advantage because of her job hostessing cooking cla$s- "es af aMaagr’l collect a lot pf redoes” she admitted 'It’s my hobby"! v lhe broccoli casserole was one she collected from one of the coding classi presenters Carol Earl of Hoopet jv w n ' A spedal award (maybe a purple heart) should have gbfie toRevDavid' McFadand of die Cache Vslky Unitarian Universalists who 'in the grand ' Unitarian of community service braved milk allergies to help O f t & jY v ’m J tL n V C cam first 45 min-y 4 ' Wt ' i ' tron judge themtea:' V) i Rare was thecasserole that didn’t have at least one can of qeam-o- fsomething ioud Asked what was pnng to happen to him after thejudg- McFarland relied fYou don t want to Jmow' were supplied by A Little Something 'aw drew? hum a item taW Mi fii : ' I-'- Rite crackers vircsin 8y f enMte’bwedier melted butter ‘J : 1 USjmnkteovertopoftMserqie-j- : 12 ’ wrpBakeal350degreesfbr30nM-utesl ‘‘ly’ - 'I- - V- Hfe : v l - i ? V :s- ie : ‘i-- ? !' ! :d ir r ' Soyeover buttery noodles or ' 'I m 12 and poppy seeds Vcup pU iw wi - |